♪ radiance across the sky glimmers brightly in our eyes ♪ ♪ the glow of love is all around us so twinkle on christmas time ♪ ♪ twinkle little diamond ring in the candlelight ♪ ♪ a promise to my baby doll this lovely christmas night ♪ ♪ twinkle little christmas star snowy fields and farms ♪ ♪ guide me down the icy roads and back to baby's arms ♪ ♪ back to baby's arms back to my baby's arms ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: j.d. mcpherson. j.d., nice job, buddy. thanks. hey, folks, we're late. we got to run.

see you tomorrow. bye-bye! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> jimmy: thank you, very much, everyone. that's a new york city crowd right there. welcome, everybody, from late night. thank you, thank you, thank you. what a big show we've got tonight. here's what people are talking about. after weeks of rumors, today, it was confirmed prince william and kate middleton are expecting their first baby. [ cheers and applause ] that's great. you could tell the baby is a member of the royal family, because kate said she can already feel it waving. she can feel it. speaking of babies, a new survey found that sophia and aiden are the most popular baby names this year. sophia and aiden. the least popular baby names, kim jong sandusky. kim jong sandusky. only three babies were named that this year. >> steve: three of them. >> jimmy: beautiful kids. >> steve: wow. that's up from last year.

>> jimmy: so excited. very have the dave matthews band on the show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] phenomenal. rehearsal was off the charts. they're going to be performing a song from their new album, and then tomorrow they're going to finish performing it. it's going to be fantastic. they'll be here all week. dave's going to run out here and punch me. >> steve: yeah. he's going to punch you in the face. >> jimmy: there's some political news here. while he was in pennsylvania on friday, president obama said he's been keeping his own naughty and nice list with lawmakers. biden was like "great, now have i to worry about his list and santa's?" what am i -- a lot of pressure. this isn't good. friends of mitt romney are saying he's bored now that he's no longer running for president. though not as bored as the rest of us were when he was running for president. [ laughter and applause ] so -- he doesn't watch. he doesn't watch.

you guys see the jets game yesterday? it was going so bad, the jets replaced mark sanchez with third string quarterback greg mcelroy, who led the team to win its fifth win. [ cheers ] a little awkward when sanchez sat on the bench, and tim tebow was like, that's my seat. [ laughter ] it's just awkward. >> steve: not good. >> jimmy: speaking of sports, some new pictures of derek jeter were taken last week. it looks like he's gained some weight while recovering from a broken left ankle. it's not a flattering picture. in fact, this weekend, female yankee fans were actually fantasizing about their own husbands. it was just an odd -- [ laughter ] "phil's not that bad." yeah. today marks the 20th anniversary of the text message. yeah. it's weird to think that 21 years ago i had to call my friends and say, "laughing out loud"? [ laughter ] and finally, more than a year

after calling off their first wedding, hugh hefner and his former fiancée crystal harris are apparently planning to get married on new year's eve. yeah. so, i guess this year she'll get to see three balls dropped. [ laughter and applause ] we have a great show tonight! give it up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: oh, we have a fun show tonight. she's a great actress. her new movie "anna karenina" is in theaters now. keira knightley is back on the show. [ cheers and applause ] she's the best. and she's fun. he's one of the biggest musicians in the world. he is talking, and he and his band are playing. dave matthews is here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] we've got him backstage, they're ready to jam out. very, very excited. excited to be back. good to see you, higgins. good to see you, questlove. hey guys, i noticed this trend

on facebook where people will post an image of an inspiring quote on their wall for everyone to see. the quote is like someone famous or like an actor, a politician, or a historical figure. i love reading them but sometimes i'll read one and think, did they really say that? and it can be hard to tell. no one checks these quotes to see if they're real or not. i'll show you guys what i'm talking about in this next segment called "don't quote me." ♪ don't quote me cause i'm ♪ >> jimmy: this first quote is from gandhi. he's a famous 20th century indian peace keeper. he said, "hate the sin, love the sinner." sounds like something he'd say. here's another one from gandhi. it says, "hate the game, not the playa, #nobodysbusiness." >> steve: really? >> jimmy: nobody's business. doesn't sound like something he would say. >> steve: it does not. >> jimmy: i could be wrong.

next quote is from karl marx, who is a german philosopher. he said, "history repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce." that's so true. >> steve: true dat. >> jimmy: here's another one from marx. he said, "third is an origin story, fourth in 3d, fifth straight to dvd. then it gets a reboot with andrew garfield." [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> steve: really? >> jimmy: i don't know what he's talking about. it can't be. >> steve: i don't know. that doesn't seem like it would be -- >> jimmy: next quote is from president obama. he said, "i think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody." i don't think republicans would agree with that but he said it. here's another quote from obama. he said, "i think when you spread nutella on buttered toast it makes it taste like dr. pepper." like a hazelnut thing? i've never done it. >> steve: i've never done it. >> jimmy: no, me either. >> steve: i like nutella. >> jimmy: here's a quote from albert camus, a famous french author. he said, "don't walk in front of me, i may not follow. don't walk behind me, i may not lead. walk beside me and be my friend."

i love that quote. very sweet, yeah. here's another quote from camus. he said, "one thing that's really awkward is when you're walking the same speed as someone else and, like, you're not sure if you should slow down and let them get ahead or if you should go quicker and pass them. it's just one of those weird things i've observed in life. and i'll try to work into my upcoming stand-up album 'he camus, he saw, he went there.'" [ laughter and applause ] i didn't know he had a comedy album. that's why i'm thinking it might not be real. >> steve: it was in french, that's why. >> jimmy: this next quote from confucius, the ancient chinese philosopher. he said, "before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves." >> steve: yeah, amen. >> jimmy: pretty dark. and here's another one from confucius. "in bed ha, ha, ha, la, la, la." he always end it with that quote. that's a fact. that one's real. i know that, too. [ laughter ]

this next quote is from lord chesterfield. he was an old english noblemen. he said, "history is but a confused heap of facts." oh, wow. deep. here's another gem from lord chesterfield. "you ever notice if you wear a blue golf shirt in best buy, everyone thinks you work there?" [ laughter ] that happened to me just last week. >> steve: that is true. he said that, but that is true. >> jimmy: yeah, exactly. this next quote is from german philosopher friedrich nietzsche. he said, "that which does not kill us, makes us stronger." classic quote,ove that one. here's another one neitzsche. "i would love for kanye west to use this as a lyric in one his songs." he got his wish. nostradamus. now we're down to our last quote here, from american author kurt vonnegut. he said, "the purpose of human life no matter who is controlling it is to love whoever is around to be loved." here's another quote from

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thank you so much for being here. thanks for watching. hey guys, have you ever wondered what celebrities are whispering to each other when they're on the red carpet or at press conferences? we have, too, and that's why we sent our entertainment correspondent from the uk, mr. peggy hess, with his highly sensitive microphone to get to the bottom of it. that's right, it's time for "celebrity whispers," everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> hello. i'm peggy hess and welcome to "celebrity whispers." shh. >> hey good to see you. >> you too mr. president. >> so, did you get everything i requested? >> yes, sir. >> you got the fruit roll ups? >> yes. >> you got the cool ranch doritos? >> yep. >> you got halo 4 hooked up? >> yep. >> you got the two-liter bottle of hawaiian punch? >> oh, crap. i'll be right back. [ laughter ] >> whisper. >> what's your favorite type of cracker? >> huh? >> what's your favorite type of cracker? >> tall brown wheat. >> really? i like town house crackers. >> no way. you're crazy man. you're crazy. >> i know, i'm bad.

>> celebrity whispers. >> hey, look, an airplane. >> hi, airplane. >> yo, did you find -- >> yep. >> celebitry. >> i'm going to make some fun animal sounds. >> yeah. [ mooing ] >> elephant. ready? [ elephant trumpeting ] >> uh. i can't think of any other animals right now. >> celebrity whispers. >> you know, sometimes when i'm at these things, i like to make things up about people. like this guy. doesn't drink seltzer because bubbles make him giggle. he's addicted to cinnamon apple -- has five nipples. weird. she's really good at ms. pac-man. [ talking over each other ] this guy has a robotic arm. when he waves he goes hello. >> whispers. >> -- didn't think "space jam" was that good. >> if you're going to talk that

way about "space jam," you need to get the hell out of here right now. >> celebritah. >> i'm going to get some food. chicken mcnuggets. >> excuse me. >> i'm your personal ronald mcdonald. i heard you wanted some chicken mcnuggets. >> yes. >> i'm peggy hess. i'll see you next time on "celebrity whispers." [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: those were "celebrity whispers." stick around. we'll be right back with keira knightley! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ oh it's clearance time!

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our first guest this evening is academy award

nominated actress, whose big new movie "anna karenina" is currently in theaters and receiving much critical acclaim. please welcome back to the show, a talented actress, a lovely lady, here's keira knightley. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: keira knightley. >> hello. >> jimmy: welcome back to the show. you look gorgeous as always. >> thank you very much. so do you, as always. >> jimmy: thank you. it's a lot of plastic surgery. >> it's good work. well done. >> jimmy: thank you. it's december 3rd, it's christmas time, almost. are you ready? >> don't say that to me. that's terrifying. >> jimmy: no, are you? >> no, no. i woke up this morning and i went, i thought i had tons of time for presents and things, and i haven't done anything. and we don't have tons of time. >> jimmy: no, 22 days. yeah. i'm in the christmas spirit. >> have you bought everything? >> jimmy: nope. [ laughter ] >> no, neither have i. good. >> jimmy: maybe like, magazine subscriptions. i have no idea what to give out this year. >> i don't know, no. what do you give out? >> jimmy: we do secret santa now, that's what i do with my

family so that we don't have to get too many things for different people. we buy things for the little kids, but then the adults, secret santa. do you know what that is? >> yeah, no. i mean like, you get -- >> jimmy: secret santa. >> secret santa. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. >> oh, yes. oh yes, of course. santa. >> jimmy: yeah, secret santa. >> exactly. yes. >> jimmy: but secret santa, you all give -- >> you pick a name and then you get -- yeah, yeah. >> we don't do that. my mom goes completely crazy and buys tons of presents so everybody has to buy everybody tons of presents, apart from this year, where we've suddenly gone, no, nobody needs much, there is going to be one present, which is kind of even more terrifying. because then it has to be a good present. where as normally, you just kind of go. oh socks, chocolate, whatever. >> jimmy: chocolate, socks, whatever. >> yeah, everything. >> jimmy: yeah, but this one now is only one gift. >> yeah, one. >> jimmy: it's like, it better be super special. and you have to get one for everyone in your family. >> yeah. >> jimmy: that's a lot of stuff. >> it's a lot of stuff. well, because we've got -- actually i don't even know what's going on with my family this christmas. it's going to be -- it's actually terrifying. >> jimmy: wait. why? what's happening? where are you guys going to be? >> i don't know. i don't know. i'm assuming that we're going to be at my mom's. because if we're not at my

mom's, she'll throw a fit, so i assuming we've got to be there. but then there's lots of friends, and then there's family friends and then there's other family members. and you think, oh, no, it's like a million people. >> jimmy: and also you're engaged as well. >> exactly. it's multiplying. >> jimmy: so, is his family meeting with your family? sort of like a westside story bash? >> i don't even know what to say to that. [ talking over each other ] i don't know what that means, it sounds exciting. >> jimmy: are the two families getting together? >> i don't know. i don't think so. >> jimmy: that's a lot of stuff. >> do yours get together? >> jimmy: they did at one point. >> okay. and now they don't. >> jimmy: yeah, now we've figured it out. i think the older you get, you figure it out. and you go, well you do something over here for this family, and then you do a different celebration with them here. >> i suspect we'll be traveling a lot around the country. >> jimmy: are they close? do they live close? >> no, they live really far away. so, that will be interesting. you know? >> jimmy: you'll be skyping for christmas. >> yes, exactly. that will be great. >> jimmy: i have to talk about your movie. first of all, i have to talk about this photo shoot here. i mean, ooh-la-la, sasson. [ audience ohs ] woah, woah, woah, woah, woah. now what is going on with this? how did they talk you into doing

this? >> well, it's mario testino, and he's been trying to get my clothes off for ages and i felt really rude saying no. so i thought they'd better come off. >> jimmy: oh, he's one of the best. you can't beat mario testino. >> yes. if you're going to do a seminude photo shoot, you might as well do it with him. >> jimmy: that's what i've been saying for years, and he's never called me back. >> really? i'm sure he'd love to. >> jimmy: it's so ridiculous. i know. but this is all for your movie. you're getting critical acclaim yet again. i love it. "anna karenina." >> yes. >> jimmy: this is a major, big role. this is a giant thing to take on. and it's you and joe wright again. >> yes. >> jimmy: gosh, i love joe wright. >> i love joe wright too. >> jimmy: when you guys get together you make great, great movies. >> it is very -- it was very exciting. it's the third film that we've made together. and it's -- it was definitely a challenge. and he's sort of done it in this incredibly theatrical kind of extraordinary way. so it was rather terrifying. >> jimmy: it's a tolstoy novel, the guy who did "war and peace." >> yes. it doesn't get much better or bigger, really, than that. it's kind of like this big -- >> jimmy: some say it's the finest novel ever written. >> faulkner, i think said that it was the greatest novel ever written. which adds a certain amount of pressure. >> jimmy: no pressure there, exactly. >> oh, it will be fine.

>> jimmy: but also when you see this movie, what's so spectacular is what's happening, besides the acting, behind you there's things swinging and moving and -- >> yeah. it's a very -- it's kind of -- he wanted to create something that was like a ballet with words. so, there's a lot of dancing, and there is a lot of theatricality in it, and it's hopefully extraordinary. >> jimmy: yeah, and it must be tough to act like that when you have to do your lines and scenes while someone is -- swinging -- >> it was very much -- you spin into place and you have to time this teardrop to drop there as the camera's spinning in place as well. so, it was technically kind of quite interesting. >> jimmy: you had to time your teardrop? >> i did. did you know, and i managed it. we did 14 takes and i managed to get a teardrop to drop every single time, on the 15th take, the teardrop didn't do it and he's like, perfect. you could have just told me you didn't want the teardrop. >> jimmy: don't mess with me, buddy. >> that's fine. >> jimmy: exactly. and you actually, i read in some interview, you actually said after some scenes, because it's such a deep character, you actually, you and joe said, like, i hate her. >> yes.

she's very definitely, she's not just the heroine, she's is also the anti-heroine. so there are times where everybody found her very, very difficult. and she should be, i think, but hopefully you can understand her at the same time. >> jimmy: i want to show everyone a clip of your great work in "anna karenina" in theaters right now. here is keira knightley. >> i have to be where you are. >> stop. that's enough. go back to kitty. >> no. >> this is wrong. >> it makes no difference. >> you have no right. >> it makes no difference. >> you must forget me. if you're a good man you'll forget everything. >> and you? will you forget? >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yeah. that's what i'm talking about. [ cheers and applause ] you know how to do it, pal. when we have people on the show we always ask people to do something special, crazy, fun game or something fun. >> did you see the look of terror on my face as you're

saying that. >> jimmy: it's just a fun game. it's going to be fun. >> is it really? >> jimmy: it involves musical instruments. >> brilliant. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: gosh. go see keira knightley in "anna karenina" in theaters right now. keira and i are going to play a crazy game with a couple of special guests after the break. stick around, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ sfx- "sounds of african drum and flute" look who's back. again? it's embarrassing it's embarrassing! we can see you carl. we can totally see you. come on you're better than this...all that prowling around. yeah, you're the king of the jungle. have you thought about going vegan carl? hahaha!! you know folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than antelope with night-vision goggles. nice! get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome back. i'm here with keira knightley. oh, we love you. [ cheers and applause ] and we're going head to head in "the musical instrument game." now, as you can see, we have a bunch of instruments here that neither of us really know how to play. >> we don't even know what they are. >> jimmy: no, one of them, i don't know what it's called. but before i get us to the rules, we're gonna need partners. joining team keira, he has won multiple grammys. one of the biggest selling artists in the world. please welcome dave matthews. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

>> keira, dave. it's very nice to meet you. >> lovely to meet you, too. >> jimmy: playing on my team, with his own shelf of grammys, and an nbc special, "home for the holidays," airing december 10th, please welcome the face of christmas present, michael buble. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: ready to lose? >> yeah. >> i like losing. >> jimmy: you know how to play? a lot of you? >> i watched it before. i'm really excited and nervous about it. >> jimmy: dave, do you know how to play -- i know you play guitar. >> yeah, and that's a stretch. but i don't think that -- i don't know. i don't know if i can help you with any of this. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's great. you're on keira's team. this is perfect. the rules are simple. now, over there, we have a bunch of songs that none of us have seen. and from down below, we have to pick which random instrument we'll be trying to play the song

on. [ cheers ] you have 30 seconds to play the song as best you can and get your partner to correctly guess the title of the song. [ laughter ] we're gonna take turns. one point for every correct guess. and then we'll have an instrument showdown, where we choose which member of our team will get up and represent, and they'll play the same song. >> i feel like this exposes me in a way. in a professional way. >> jimmy: come on. everyone's being exposed. >> you are me this year. so, you -- it's good. >> jimmy: he's dave matthews. oh, my gosh. all right, here we go. first to correctly guess that last one gets two points. keira, why don't you kick it off first? ladies first. >> oh, great. wait, wait. >> jimmy: dave, you can sit over here. >> am i the only one that doesn't actually play an instrument? >> jimmy: pick the top one first. >> pick the top one first. >> jimmy: could be anything. >> does she have to show it? >> jimmy: no, don't show it to anyone. >> okay. but wait a minute -- okay. >> jimmy: yep.

the audience will hopefully see on the monitor, i think. >> yeah. >> jimmy: no, no, they got it. they saw it. >> no, i can't speak! >> no, you should have looked right there. don't worry. >> jimmy: the random instrument. here we go. what instrument will it be played on? >> this is the violin. >> jimmy: oh! you're so great at this violin. here's the microphone. okay, here's your violin. >> i don't even know how to hold a violin. >> "jingle bells." >> jimmy: there you go. oh, my goodness. >> "first noel." >> jimmy: you can't start guessing. she hasn't played anything yet. >> "country roads." >> jimmy: "country roads." >> they're laughing already. >> that looks right to me. >> you can pick it. >> how do i pick it? >> jimmy: you can do whatever you like to it. i don't know. is that going to help? >> i don't know. >> jimmy: all right, here we go. 30 seconds. 30 seconds on the clock. ♪ >> okay. wait, wait, wait -- >> "psycho." the theme from "psycho." >> no, you're not allowed to say anything. >> one more time.

♪ >> "jingle bells." >> jimmy: whoa! >> no. ♪ ♪ [ buzzer ] [ sad tuba ] >> did i -- i didn't say anything. >> jimmy: what was it? >> it was "row, row, row the boat." >> jimmy: "jingle bells" is a rip-off. i know. >> but, theoretically, "row, row" -- "jingle bells," that's not the same. >> jimmy: no, it's not. [ laughter ] good try. here we go. which one, guys? which one? [ cheers ] eight. >> i can't apologize. >> you can you do this, mike! you can do this, jimmy. >> jimmy: all right, we can do this. >> come on. ♪ >> jimmy: okay, melodica.

i'm thinking, what is a melodica? >> okay. >> oh, we had a chance. >> jimmy: okay. oh, we can do this, maybe. i can figure this out on this one. >> "yesterday." oh, okay. ♪ >> 30 seconds. jimmy fallon. ♪ e-i-e-i-o >> jimmy: yes! >> "old macdonald." ♪ >> i think they've been practicing. >> jimmy: he's from canada. they know "old macdonald" there. >> they wrote "old macdonald." >> jimmy: that was fantastic. >> that's their national anthem. >> jimmy: it is not. [ cheers ] oh, my gosh. he's going instrument first. he's going instrument first. >> instrument first. >> jimmy: you make the rules, man. >> the guitar, apparently. >> jimmy: no! yeah!

>> the cello. >> jimmy: yeah, of course. dave matthews on cello. this is great. >> and then -- >> jimmy: any of those ones. >> of course, i would take -- i really -- i'm so sorry. you didn't see it? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: he's like david blaine, yeah. >> okay, but -- [ cheers and applause ] oh, boy. >> jimmy: you want a pick? all right. ♪ >> "jingle bells." >> yes! ♪ >> jimmy: that was not fair at all! that was the same as "row, row, row you boat." that was "row, row, row your boat." i know that song anywhere. oh, my. rip-off! >> that was good, matthews. >> that was good! >> that was good, matthews. all right. [ cheers ] >> jimmy: come on, michael. it will be good. >> oh, my god.

okay. okay. [ talking over each other ] >> look at me. [ audience ohs ] what is it? the accordion. that's easy. [ laughter ] you lucky -- you lucky -- bastard. >> you know, i don't know how to even -- >> you want to help him? you're his teammate. >> jimmy: well, i do, but -- >> is it, like, right? is it this way? >> jimmy: yeah. and then you gotta make some -- open and close. >> okay, you know what? >> 30 seconds. >> jimmy: no, not yet! 30 seconds -- wait! you've got to open and close it! squeeze it! yeah, there you go. >> ready? >> 30 seconds. ♪ >> jimmy: "row your boat." "row, row, row your boat!" >> wait, wait, wait. wait. ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ >> that's the best i can do.

♪ >> jimmy: i don't know the name of that. ♪ [ buzzer ] [ sad tuba ] ♪ >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. >> you know what? i'm actually glad i don't know how to play the accordion. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: all right, here we go. >> otherwise, it was right in his wheel house. >> jimmy: yeah, he would have killed it if he could sing it. >> if he could have sung that, we would have known right away. >> jimmy: now it's the showdown. this is the showdown here. [ cheers and applause ] who do you want representing our team? i'm going to please ask michael buble. >> i'm going to say dave matthews. >> oh, good. thank you for remembering my name. it's very hard to sit next to keira and not be completely -- i'm talking to you, because i don't have the personal strength to look at her in the face.

[ laughter ] >> jimmy: very, very attractive. all right. good luck, guys. good luck. you'll be playing the same song with two different instruments. and whoever guesses it, wins. [ cheers and applause ] no cheating. >> so, this -- i'm looking at the same one. >> jimmy: you guys are both looking at the same card. >> okay. okay, put it down here, right? >> jimmy: now, both pick an instrument. you both get -- you're lucky, 'cause you got a lot of good ones to choose from. please don't get the harp. please don't get the harp. >> oh, god. it doesn't matter. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what did you get? >> i'm dead. >> the mini -- >> the mini harmonica. >> jimmy: which is the tiny harmonica over there. [ laughter ] don't start playing already. ♪

>> wait, am i -- is it 30? >> jimmy: it's a tiny harmonica. ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: "rudolph the red nosed reindeer!" ♪ [ talking over each other ] >> jimmy: that was quite amazing. >> that was beautiful. >> jimmy: that was beautiful right there. my thanks to keira knightley, michael buble. we sit down with dave matthews after the break. we'll talk about this. come on! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose ♪ who's that?

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest is a music superstar whose band's latest album, "away from the world," became their sixth consecutive album to debut at number one. that is phenomenal. [ cheers and applause ] we love this guy. we love this band. on friday, they kicked off their east coast winter tour. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome dave matthews! ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> jimmy: we love you so much. you're always fun. >> thank you very much. and for introducing me earlier. just earlier, i met keira. >> jimmy: yeah, we saw you met keira knightley. i have to admit, i think i cheated a little bit in that game. >> what happened? you cheated? you knew -- what did you know? >> jimmy: well, you -- i saw you walk with antlers. >> i knew it was my cue. how could you not know when he went -- ♪ >> jimmy: yeah, but i know. it was almost like a new orleans type of -- >> hell, yeah. it was good. it was good. >> jimmy: oh, it was definitely good. but i couldn't get -- my head was stuck in "row, row, row your boat and "jingle bells." >> and then i think the problem also was that keira was sort of concentrating on that tiny instrument that i was playing, and that wasn't going to help anybody. >> jimmy: oh, come on. i was going to say to you -- ♪ i was going to say, you have a

tiny organ. [ laughter ] and you definitely do. >> it's small, but it's big. >> jimmy: is dave matthews band ever tempted to do a christmas album? >> christmas -- you know, i used to sing christmas songs. i used to ruin christmas songs for my mom. like, you know, like, because she liked some christmas carols, especially around christmastime. so then i would go -- >> jimmy: that's when people most like them. >> so then when i would go, like -- when i was a kid, i'd go -- ♪ the first noel the angels did sing ♪ and she's english. well you know -- well, she's south african, but she's well brought up. and so, she wants to hear the lovely song, you know. not -- she doesn't want to be -- she doesn't want to -- "shut up! don't do it! stop it! stop it! don't do that! i hate when you ruin them! don't ruin them. a lovely, perfectly nice song. don't ruin it!" but she didn't talk like that -- she doesn't talk like that at all. >> jimmy: no, you're making this up. [ laughter ] >> so, she kind of does, but she's much -- she's very -- she speaks well. and then, and then, she sings

beautifully. you know -- ♪ the first noel but then recently i -- i called her on the phone, and i left her a message of -- and i sang that -- ♪ have yourself a merry little christmas ♪ just a little bit on the message. and then she called me back. and she didn't say, "that was nice." she said, "you're not going to make a christmas album, are you?" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's mom for you. >> she's, like, no. i can't make a --. >> jimmy: no, you can't. if mom says no -- >> i don't want to make a christmas album. >> jimmy: you should make a christmas album. >> really? >> jimmy: yes, please? wouldn't you guys want to hear a christmas album? [ cheers and applause ] write that down. i don't need to tell you -- >> no, michael buble's gonna make christmas records. maybe i could appear on a couple of his. >> jimmy: start there. start there. and then -- yeah, and then start there, because he'll probably do a duet. >> we could do some duets. we could do duets. he could do duets with a bunch of people, and i could be one of the bunch of people. >> jimmy: a lot of people could be in there. >> how's everyone doing today?

>> jimmy: a lot of people could -- >> do you to want do it? do you want to do it? >> jimmy: how nice of you to bring that up. >> you know what? you could be on -- >> jimmy: on your album. >> on his christmas album. >> jimmy: i would love to be on your album. thank you so much. i'll say yes. i'll say yes. yes a thousand times! i will do the dave matthews band christmas album. finally been asked! and i will do it the way it was meant to be done! i want to talk about this tour. started friday, my friend. >> yes, a little tour. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: it's a giant tour. people are very excited about this. it's very, very -- do you get rusty between tours? >> yeah, i think that -- i'm always a little bit rusty, so that's good. that's my whole career. it's just rusty. >> jimmy: that's a good -- what do you think of that? >> i really think, you know, carter and everyone in the band -- i have, like, a crazy band. crazy musicians.

[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yeah, they're the sickest musicians on earth. >> and so, like, i mean, they're just -- i just feel so lucky to be there. so i can just be as rusty as a 1964 cadillac. it doesn't matter, you know? >> jimmy: but do you rehearse -- do you spend hours rehearsing? days and -- >> no, we don't rehearse, really. well, we sometimes get together, like -- well, how's it go? a little bit, yeah. >> jimmy: yeah. >> once in a while. we rehearsed on friday afternoon for friday night. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: but don't you have trouble, like, remembering the words? don't you, like, screw up the words? >> well, i used to -- you know what used to happen? i'm gonna talk to you, 'cause they're all over there. you're here, but they're all over there. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: cameras. do it the way a talk host should be talked to. >> i just feel like -- >> jimmy: if i'm your mom, i'm calling you. "you didn't talk to the host at all! you talked to the crowd!" >> i feel like they get some things that are in my ear. like if i have stuff in my ear -- >> jimmy: no, no, no. we have angles. >> sure, but listen. listen to me. what did i say? >> jimmy: yes. >> what did i say? what was i talking about? [ applause ]

>> jimmy: what you were saying was the best thing. what you were saying the best thing. >> i haven't -- i'm not even -- i'm not even drunk or anything. >> jimmy: no, no, no. but it's the thing that happens when you get on this show. >> what happens? >> jimmy: it's fun and everyone loosens up, and that's fun. >> yeah, we're relaxed. what the hell was i talking about? >> jimmy: i have no idea. i don't really -- no. >> we talked about shows, and then rehearsals and then -- >> jimmy: yeah, rehearsals and stuff like that. >> oh, i used to write down -- now i got to go really fast. i used to write down lyrics -- >> jimmy: that's a great story, dave. now, let's talk about this album. [ cheers and applause ] "away from the world" is the record. you pick it up wherever records and cds are sold and downloaded on every awesome thing ever. and you're going to be playing a song from this album. >> yes, we will. >> jimmy: with the full band. >> yes. >> jimmy: you are a gentleman and a scholar. dave matthews, everybody.

come on back. they're gonna play for us. it's gonna be great! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ singing christmas carols in background ]

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guests are one of the best rock bands around. they're here tonight to perform the song "rooftop" from their latest album "away from the world." please welcome back to our show, dave matthews band! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

♪ standing on the rooftop all these people watching hard to find the words when you got so far to fall ♪ ♪ just trying to keep a secret and never tell a soul no no ♪ ♪ take another drink so i can loose control i, i want you to tell me that you want me ♪ ♪ you want me too well i, i want you to tell me that you want me ♪

♪ you want me if i was a winner i'd cut the cards and deal them ♪ ♪ buy a great big house where we could disappear but you find yourself a sweet spot ♪ ♪ and people want to get some you're just anther dead man trying to fool the world ♪ ♪ i, i want you to tell me that you want me want me too yeah ♪ ♪ i, i want you to tell me that you want me want me oh ♪ ♪ oh yeah, yeah, yeah

oh oh ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah i gave you the best of me and you said good bye should have taken ♪ ♪ the rest of me see the morning come up come up if you're going out tonight maybe i'll catch you right ♪ ♪ maybe we'll loose our minds tonight and fall until we fly ♪ ♪

♪ i, i want you to tell me that you want me want me too, yeah ♪ ♪ i, i want you to tell me that you want me want me too, yeah i, i want you to ♪ ♪ tell me that you want me want me too i, i want you to ♪ ♪ tell me that you want me want me ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh.